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Discovering You Have COVID19

Title (Dublin Core)

Discovering You Have COVID19

Description (Dublin Core)

It was September of 2020, and I was babysitting at the time. The kids I was babysitting for were sick, but I did not think much of it, babies are sick all the time right? So, I continue going to work throughout the week. I am changing the diaper of the child, and may I add that this is a dirty, poopy diaper. I am thinking in my head, "Wow it is kind of crazy that this does not smell bad, it ALWAYS does." Suddenly it clicks in my head, I cannot smell. I go smell a candle, smells like nothing, an onion, nothing, perfume, nothing, and I am instantly in a panic. I am then wondering if I can taste anything, I try every food in the pantry, again... nothing. I immediately tell the mom I babysit for (she works from home), and she tries smelling her candle, and she smells nothing either. We go together and get tested, and we all had COVID19. We all ended up being okay and quarantine for 10 days, so its okay to laugh at the situation now. That was my most memorable moment of COVID19.

Date (Dublin Core)

September 20, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

self

Type (Dublin Core)

text story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Conflict
English Health & Wellness
English Labor
English Home & Family Life

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

COVID-19
dirty diaper
no smell
no taste
personal experience
positive test
panic
shock

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

COVID-19
dirty diaper
no smell
no taste
personal experience
positive test
panic
shock

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

03/01/2022

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

03/09/2022
05/25/2023

Date Created (Dublin Core)

03/01/2022

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This item was submitted on March 1, 2022 by [anonymous user] using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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